Kids Run
We invite your children and family to experience the Bankers Trust Kids Run Presented by Iowa Kidstrong on Sunday, October 17, 2010. Register Now!
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Overview
The Bankers Trust Kids Run Presented By Iowa Kidstrong is noncompetitive and features the following fun run distances:
> 1/2 mile run on 4th Street from Nollen Plaza to the Science Center of Iowa and back – ages 9 - 12
> 1/4 mile run on 4th Street from Nollen Plaza to Court Avenue and back – ages 6 - 8
> 1/8 mile run on 4th Street from Nollen Plaza to Java Joe's and back – ages 4 - 5
> 100 meter run on 4th Street from Java Joe's to Nollen Plaza – ages 3 and under
Local mascots, cheerleaders and spectators will be on hand to add to this family friendly, festive atmosphere. All participants will receive a Kids Run T-shirt, a finisher ribbo and post event snacks after crossing the finish line.
Families interested in their child(ren) participating in a running program before race day should scroll down to learn more about the Mile-A-Thon program.
Iowa Kidstrong
The focus of Iowa Kidstrong is on elementary school initiatives designed to promote healthy lifestyles for kids and establish a foundation for lifelong health habits at an early and impressionable age. We know children’s understanding and attitudes toward physical activity play a large role in how physically active they are or are likely to be.
The feature program of Iowa Kidstrong, KidStriders, provides user-friendly strategies to create school environments that promote physical activity in a non-competitive manner and work toward changing the behavior of children as incentive-based programs. Accessibility to success in setting and achieving program goals for as many students as possible is the key to making “motorless motion” desirable and therefore habit-forming.
Iowa Kidstrong is excited about our partnership with the IMT Des Moines Marathon and our collaborative effort to promote running as a lifestyle activity to children. In light of this partnership and our mission-driven efforts, Iowa Kidstrong looks forward to introducing…
KidStriders Mile-A-Thon Program
The Iowa Kidstrong KidStriders Mile-A-Thon Program is a fitness and nutrition program for elementary school-aged children to complete at home in the weeks leading up to the Iowa Kidstrong Kids Run at the IMT Des Moines Marathon. This is an OPTIONAL CHILDREN’S PROGRAM WITH AN ADDITIONAL FEE.
The KidStriders Mile-A-Thon is a cumulative marathon program which means that between June 7 and October 8 your child will run or walk 26 miles – just short of the distance of a marathon (26.2 miles). They will do this in increments adding the distance each time to reach 26 miles.
The program also features five KidStriders Training Table Modules to complete in conjunction with your child’s running progress. These modules comprise the nutrition component of the program and will include relevant activities that your child can complete to enrich their understanding.
Each registered participant is provided with a KidStriders Mile-A-Thon Fitness Program book which will contain all of the information for successful completion of the program. Participants completing the KidStriders IMT Des Moines Marathon Mile-A-Thon by accumulating 26 miles and completing the KidStriders Training Table Modules will have the opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments at the The Iowa Kidstrong Kids Run at the IMT Des Moines Marathon on Sunday, October 17, 2010 where they will receive a special prize and a finisher’s medal.
Download a Mile-A-Thon registration form.
Registration Fee: Additional $20
Program Dates:
June 7 – October 8: Mileage Accumulation and KidStriders Training Table Modules.
(*Materials will be mailed to you June 1)
October 8: KidStriders Mile-A-Thon Logs due
October 16: Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health and Fitness Expo featuring kids with Iowa Kidstrong and the Junior League activities 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
October 17: Iowa Kidstrong Kids Run at the IMT Des Moines Marathon – 1 p.m. at Nollen Plaza
Visit Iowa Kidstrong for more information or email them directly.
Age Appropriate Running
The Bankerst Trust Kids Run Presented by Iowa Kidstrong is designed for children of various ages. Please note the recommended ages for each fun run distance.
Slightly older children may be ready to enter in the Principal Financial Group 5K Road Race as a run/walk participant with a parent or adult guardian. Children between the ages of twelve and fourteen may even consider training for the IMT Des Moines Half Marathon.
The Road Runners Club of America does not recommend for a child younger than the age of fourteen to attempt completing a long distance running event such as the IMT Des Moines Marathon. Their bodies are not developed enough physically to meet the demands of this level of strenuous activity and endurance. Examples may include leg muscle development and electrolyte replacement.
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